Originally published in 2000, Armitage's Garden Perennials quickly became a garden shelf classic, deemed "an essential addition to gardening collections" by Booklist for its well-edited plant selection and for horticulture professor Allan Armitage's advice on choosing and caring for the best plants. Each plant entry includes scientific and common names, hardiness zone information, and tips on growth and cultivation, along with Armitage's wry humor. This revised and updated second edition features his discerning selection of more than 1250 of the best perennials—300 of which are new to this edition—illustrated with 1300 color photos. Old favorites like Phlox and Rudbeckia remain, now joined by popular plants like Baptisia "Carolina Moonlight" and Echinacea "Tangerine Dream."